Friday May 21, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 21, 1971:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Minnesota       1371  179   373   67    9   26   165   20    8  128   199  .272
Boston          1198  177   313   64    6   37   166   13    7  162   182  .261
Chicago         1187  122   309   51    6   25   114   18   15  109   163  .260
Kansas City     1267  142   314   51    9   18   138   26   11  134   206  .248
New York        1192  135   294   38   14   20   130   25   16  153   131  .247
Oakland         1417  189   349   60    2   38   172   28   21  189   283  .246
Detroit         1301  153   316   54    4   38   138   15   16  136   212  .243
Baltimore       1191  152   289   40    5   27   142   12    7  159   185  .243
California      1382  133   305   61    4   26   124   22    6  123   213  .221
Cleveland       1239  122   273   38    4   25   116   20    8  123   190  .220
Washington      1254  124   270   39   12   20   114   12   11  139   225  .215
Milwaukee       1122   91   235   29    6   18    87   12    5  112   201  .209

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Tony Oliva (MIN)         32  131   28   52  11   1  10   23   2   1    8    7  .397
Bobby Murcer (NY)        36  129   20   49   7   3   6   23   5   2   25   11  .380
Carl Yastrzemski (BOS)   36  124   32   40   9   1   6   25   2   3   33   10  .323
Cookie Rojas (KC)        38  146   21   47   8   0   1   14   5   1   14   10  .322
Reggie Smith (BOS)       36  143   26   46   9   0   6   22   3   1   17   16  .322
Harmon Killebrew (MIN)   38  142   15   45  10   0   4   32   2   2   21   27  .317
Cesar Tovar (MIN)        38  160   24   50   9   2   0    5   9   3   18   17  .313
Paul Schaal (KC)         38  123   20   37   5   4   2   14   2   0   25    9  .301
Al Kaline (DET)          31  104   21   31   6   0   2    8   1   3   28   19  .298
Del Unser (WAS)          35  110   11   32   5   4   2    9   3   1    8   15  .291

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Tom Shopay            14   15    2    5   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .333
Jerry Davanon          4    3    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .333
Davey Johnson         35  131   15   38   7   1   4   20   0   0   14   12  .290
Brooks Robinson       36  133   19   38   2   0   4   16   0   0   16   16  .286
Merv Rettenmund       27   78    8   22   1   2   1   10   2   1   16   17  .282
Mark Belanger         35  115   16   32   7   0   0    9   0   3   21    9  .278
Frank Robinson        30  105   13   29   5   0   2   16   2   0   13    8  .276
Don Buford            29  109   27   30   3   0   3   10   5   1   19   11  .275
Andy Etchebarren      15   44    4   11   1   0   1    4   0   2    4   12  .250
Paul Blair            35  133   17   30   5   1   3   13   3   0    9   24  .226
Boog Powell           35  126   17   25   6   0   7   25   0   0   27   17  .198
Ellie Hendricks       23   75    5   13   3   1   1   10   0   0    7   11  .173
Clay Dalrymple         5    8    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .125
Chico Salmon          10   16    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    4  .063
Curt Motton            4    3    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000

 Boston               G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Phil Gagliano          7    3    3    3   1   0   0    2   0   0    2    0 1.000
Don Pavletich          8   15    2    5   1   0   0    2   0   0    5    2  .333
Carl Yastrzemski      36  124   32   40   9   1   6   25   2   3   33   10  .323
Reggie Smith          36  143   26   46   9   0   6   22   3   1   17   16  .322
John Kennedy          12   17    6    5   1   1   0    0   0   0    4    3  .294
George Scott          33  125   13   36   6   1   4   17   0   1   13   26  .288
Joe Lahoud            22   21    4    6   2   0   0    3   0   0    4    2  .286
Doug Griffin          35  118   14   33   6   2   0    4   3   1   11   11  .280
Billy Conigliaro      34  128   15   33   7   0   6   16   3   0   12   22  .258
Rico Petrocelli       35  121   17   30   7   0   5   28   0   0   31   22  .248
Duane Josephson       35  125   15   30   5   1   5   15   1   0    9   14  .240
Luis Aparicio         32  139   18   27   8   0   3   19   1   0   10   15  .194
George Thomas          4    7    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .143
Mike Fiore            15   20    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   1    6    7  .000

 California           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
John Stephenson       22   56    6   23   6   0   0    8   0   0    2    6  .411
Roger Repoz           30   69   12   20   3   1   3   12   0   2   21   17  .290
Chico Ruiz            16   11    3    3   0   0   0    0   1   0    2    4  .273
Syd O'Brien           27   82   11   21   4   1   3   14   0   1    3   10  .256
Ken McMullen          42  146   15   37   9   0   4   11   1   0   13   19  .253
Tony Conigliaro       37  127   13   32   9   0   3   10   3   1   16   22  .252
Billy Cowan           14   16    2    4   0   0   0    2   1   0    1    3  .250
Jerry Moses           28   84    6   20   3   0   3    9   0   0    2   15  .238
Alex Johnson          41  161   11   37   5   0   1    8   5   1    8   28  .230
Jim Fregosi           28   82    5   18   4   0   1    9   0   0   10   11  .220
Sandy Alomar          42  175   14   35   4   2   0   14  10   1   12   15  .200
Tony Gonzalez         23   30    3    6   2   0   0    6   0   0    5    5  .200
Ken Berry             37   94    9   15   7   0   2    5   1   0   10    9  .160
Jim Spencer           41  138   15   22   4   0   5    9   0   0   13   17  .159
Jeff Torborg          13   14    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .071

 Chicago              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Lee Maye              10   11    1    5   2   0   0    3   0   0    3    1  .455
Rich Morales          16   18    3    7   1   0   0    3   0   0    1    2  .389
Rich McKinney         25   62    5   23   2   0   1    8   0   0    7    6  .371
Mike Hershberger       6   14    3    5   1   0   0    2   1   0    4    1  .357
Rick Reichardt        30  112   11   37   5   1   5   14   1   3    5   14  .330
Bill Melton           35  125   12   36   7   1   4   16   2   1   15   22  .288
Carlos May            35  137   15   39   6   2   2   19   4   2   11   14  .285
Ed Herrmann           28   78   11   22   3   0   4   10   0   0   10    6  .282
Mike Andrews          34  112   10   31   8   0   2   13   2   1   19    8  .277
Tom Egan              14   37    5   10   4   0   3    6   0   0    2   16  .270
Walt Williams         27   54    5   13   2   0   1    2   1   1    4    3  .241
Lee Richard           33  125   13   30   3   1   0    5   6   4    6   16  .240
Jay Johnstone         29   96   12   22   3   0   3    6   0   0   12   11  .229
Luis Alvarado         19   41    4    9   0   0   0    0   0   1    2    3  .220
Ed Stroud             28   73   11   11   3   1   0    0   1   2    7    7  .151
Chuck Brinkman         7   11    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .091

 Cleveland            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Chuck Hinton          21   37    3   11   2   0   0    4   0   0    4    6  .297
Ted Uhlaender         29   75    6   21   2   1   0    7   1   1    5    8  .280
Ray Fosse             36  138   18   38   6   1   2   12   1   0   11   16  .275
Gomer Hodge           27   28    2    7   2   0   0    7   0   0    3    5  .250
Eddie Leon            32  100    9   24   2   0   2   12   1   1    7   14  .240
Vada Pinson           34  135   13   32   5   0   2    8  10   1    7   16  .237
Ken Suarez             5   13    1    3   2   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .231
Roy Foster            28   79    9   18   4   1   3    7   2   1    6   11  .228
Larry Brown           13   50    4   11   1   0   0    5   0   0    3    3  .220
Ted Ford              27   82    5   17   1   0   2    9   2   2    4   15  .207
Ken Harrelson         34  116   13   24   2   0   4   13   1   0   17   15  .207
Jack Heidemann        18   58    5   11   1   0   0    1   0   1    3   18  .190
John Lowenstein       24   65    9   12   2   0   3    5   1   1    8    9  .185
Graig Nettles         37  124   14   22   2   0   6   15   0   0   30    7  .177
Buddy Bradford        20   38    4    6   2   1   0    3   0   0    6   10  .158
Lou Camilli           14   17    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .118
Fred Stanley           2    4    1    0   0   0   0    0   1   0    3    1  .000

 Detroit              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ike Brown             12   15    4    8   0   0   2    8   0   0    1    2  .533
Dalton Jones          19   27    3   11   1   0   1    3   0   2    1    5  .407
Kevin Collins         11   11    2    4   1   1   0    0   0   0    0    3  .364
Al Kaline             31  104   21   31   6   0   2    8   1   3   28   19  .298
Jim Northrup          38  149   25   43  10   1   3   23   5   2   23   10  .289
Norm Cash             26   87   15   24   4   1   8   13   1   0   15   16  .276
Bill Freehan          34  124    9   34   8   0   4    9   1   3   11   17  .274
Gates Brown           13   22    3    6   0   0   0    1   2   0    2    2  .273
Mickey Stanley        30   92   11   24   3   0   2    5   1   1    4   10  .261
Willie Horton         33  129   15   29   4   0   8   21   0   3    8   25  .225
Aurelio Rodriguez     38  145   11   32   4   0   3   12   3   1    8   23  .221
Ed Brinkman           38  135    9   27   5   0   0    9   0   1    9   12  .200
Dick McAuliffe        37  150   18   29   6   1   5   19   1   0   14   27  .193
Jim Price              9   18    0    3   1   0   0    3   0   0    2    1  .167
Cesar Gutierrez       10    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Kansas City          G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Cookie Rojas          38  146   21   47   8   0   1   14   5   1   14   10  .322
Paul Schaal           38  123   20   37   5   4   2   14   2   0   25    9  .301
Amos Otis             35  139   20   40   6   1   7   21  10   1   10   20  .288
Jerry May             19   55    4   15   4   0   1   11   0   0    6   12  .273
Freddie Patek         37  157   15   42   6   2   0   10   8   3   13   18  .268
Dennis Paepke         20   42    4   11   5   0   0    3   0   0    3    6  .262
Buck Martinez          3    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   1    1    2  .250
Gail Hopkins          19   37    2    9   1   1   2   10   0   0    3    2  .243
Ed Kirkpatrick        34  110   13   26   5   0   2   16   0   0   17   19  .236
Bob Oliver            35  126   14   29   3   0   3   12   0   0    5   32  .230
Lou Piniella          24   88   11   20   3   1   0   10   1   1    7   10  .227
Bobby Knoop           11    9    0    2   1   0   0    4   0   0    2    3  .222
Joe Keough            28   91   12   19   4   0   0    4   0   3   14    6  .209
Rich Severson          4    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .200
Carl Taylor           18   37    3    7   0   0   0    3   0   1    5   13  .189
Ted Savage             5   11    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .182

 Milwaukee            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ron Theobald          14   18    4    7   1   0   0    1   1   0    2    2  .389
Johnny Briggs         20   54    6   15   2   0   2    4   1   0    3   11  .278
Dave May              32  108   13   29   6   1   2    9   3   2   11   11  .269
Ellie Rodriguez       21   58    4   15   3   0   1    7   0   1    5    5  .259
Bill Voss             31   97    9   23   1   0   4    9   0   0    9   16  .237
Rick Auerbach         26   73    7   17   2   0   0    4   1   0    5   14  .233
Mike Hegan            32   90   12   20   3   1   2    7   1   1   15   15  .222
Danny Walton          22   50    5   11   1   0   2    8   0   0    6   15  .220
Al Yates               2    5    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .200
Phil Roof             22   62    2   12   1   0   0    2   0   0    4   13  .194
Ted Kubiak            33  106    7   20   1   2   1    5   0   1   12   11  .189
Roberto Pena          22   64    5   12   2   0   1    4   1   0    5    8  .188
Tommy Harper          34  132    9   24   3   1   1    6   3   0   13   28  .182
Andy Kosco            22   66    3   12   2   1   1   13   0   0    9   11  .182
Ted Savage            14   17    2    3   0   0   0    1   1   0    5    4  .177
Floyd Wicker           9    7    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .143
Bernie Smith          15   36    1    5   1   0   1    3   0   0    0    5  .139
Pete Koegel            2    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .000

 Minnesota            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Tony Oliva            32  131   28   52  11   1  10   23   2   1    8    7  .397
Jim Nettles            4    9    1    3   0   1   0    2   0   0    0    3  .333
Steve Braun           27   55   12   18   2   0   1    8   1   0    8    4  .327
Harmon Killebrew      38  142   15   45  10   0   4   32   2   2   21   27  .317
Jim Holt              36  101    9   32   5   2   1   14   2   0    4    5  .317
Cesar Tovar           38  160   24   50   9   2   0    5   9   3   18   17  .313
Leo Cardenas          40  143   17   40   9   1   3   23   1   0   15    7  .280
Brant Alyea           28   70    6   18   4   0   1   10   0   1   10   14  .257
Rick Renick           13   20    1    5   2   0   0    6   0   0    4    4  .250
Chuck Manuel          10    8    1    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .250
Rod Carew             35  144   21   34   4   2   1   10   1   1    5   22  .236
George Mitterwald     36   98    8   23   4   0   3    9   0   0   15   20  .235
Danny Thompson        15   19    4    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    4  .211
Rich Reese            34   96   10   17   1   0   0    8   2   0    7    8  .177
Paul Powell           20   31    7    5   0   0   1    2   0   0    3   12  .161
Tom Tischinski        11   14    0    2   2   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .143
Paul Ratliff           8   18    2    2   0   0   1    4   0   0    2    7  .111

 New York             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bobby Murcer          36  129   20   49   7   3   6   23   5   2   25   11  .380
John Ellis            11   24    4    8   1   0   1    3   0   0   11    2  .333
Roy White             34  121   19   33   3   2   7   23   3   3   17   16  .273
Horace Clarke         36  141   21   37   6   3   0   10   5   2   27   11  .262
Ron Hansen            13   32    1    8   1   0   0    5   0   0    3    6  .250
Gene Michael          34  106    7   26   4   0   0   14   2   2   17   12  .245
Thurman Munson        23   87   11   21   2   2   1    9   3   1   14    5  .241
Felipe Alou           28  104   11   25   4   1   3   10   2   1   10    9  .240
Danny Cater           36  149   16   35   4   2   0   12   0   1    4   10  .235
Ron Woods             16   24    3    5   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    0  .208
Curt Blefary          19   30    3    6   0   0   1    2   0   0    3    3  .200
Jake Gibbs            21   61    5   11   4   0   1    7   1   0    2    9  .180
Jerry Kenney          29   68    6   12   0   0   0    4   4   4   11    9  .177
Jim Lyttle             7   21    0    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .143
Frank Tepedino         5    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Frank Baker            6    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000

 Oakland              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Mike Epstein          12   43    5   12   1   0   1    4   0   1    7   13  .279
Sal Bando             43  151   24   42   9   0   6   27   0   3   29   26  .278
Larry Brown            7   18    2    5   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    1  .278
Tommy Davis           20   41    4   11   4   0   0   14   1   0    5    6  .268
Reggie Jackson        41  156   21   41   7   1   6   19   5   4   21   47  .263
Angel Mangual         22   43    5   11   3   0   1    5   0   3    3    7  .256
Bert Campaneris       41  177   24   45   8   0   3   15  13   4   11   20  .254
Joe Rudi              41  159   25   40   8   0   5   23   1   1   16   18  .252
Felipe Alou            2    8    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Don Mincher           28   92    9   22   6   1   2    8   1   1   20   14  .239
Dick Green            41  132   19   31   2   0   4   18   1   0   21   32  .235
Rick Monday           33  103   17   24   3   0   6   17   2   2   24   25  .233
Dave Duncan           36  121   10   28   3   0   3   10   0   1   12   20  .231
Gene Tenace           11   27    4    6   1   0   0    3   0   0    5    4  .222
Steve Hovley          17   22    3    3   2   0   0    3   2   0    7    5  .136
Frank Fernandez        2    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .000
Tony Larussa           7    2    2    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Ramon Webster          2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Ron Clark              2    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000

 Washington           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Don Mincher            8   23    3   10   2   0   2    3   0   0    6    2  .435
Del Unser             35  110   11   32   5   4   2    9   3   1    8   15  .291
Bernie Allen          24   46    3   13   1   0   2    8   1   0    4    7  .283
Frank Howard          36  131   14   37   5   1   5   12   1   0   18   26  .282
Paul Casanova         28   96    9   24   5   1   3   13   0   1    4   10  .250
Mike Epstein          24   85    6   21   1   1   1    9   1   0   12   31  .247
Tommy McCraw          31   82   15   20   3   2   4    9   1   2    6   13  .244
Dick Billings         23   31    1    7   0   0   0    3   1   0    0    7  .226
Toby Harrah           33  111   11   25   5   0   0    5   0   2   12   16  .225
Joe Foy               34  107    8   22   5   0   0   10   4   1   19    9  .206
Curt Flood            13   35    4    7   0   0   0    2   0   1    5    2  .200
Tim Cullen            38  139   13   22   1   1   1    9   0   0    8   11  .158
Elliott Maddox        27   57    7    9   0   1   0    5   0   1   13   14  .158
Jim French            14   41    6    6   2   0   0    4   0   2    7    7  .146
Richie Scheinblum     27   49    5    7   3   0   0    4   0   0    8    5  .143
Larry Biittner         3    7    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .143
Don Wert              10   22    2    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    2    7  .091
Frank Fernandez        5    8    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .000
Tom Ragland            4    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  B. Campaneris (OAK)     177
  S. Alomar (CAL)         175
  A. Johnson (CAL)        161
  C. Tovar (MIN)          160
  J. Rudi (OAK)           159
  F. Patek (KC)           157
  R. Jackson (OAK)        156
  S. Bando (OAK)          151
  D. McAuliffe (DET)      150
  D. Cater (NY)           149

Runs Scored:

  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     32
  T. Oliva (MIN)           28
  D. Buford (BAL)          27
  R. Smith (BOS)           26
  J. Northrup (DET)        25
  J. Rudi (OAK)            25
  S. Bando (OAK)           24
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      24
  C. Tovar (MIN)           24
  R. Carew (MIN)           21

Hits:

  T. Oliva (MIN)           52
  C. Tovar (MIN)           50
  B. Murcer (NY)           49
  C. Rojas (KC)            47
  R. Smith (BOS)           46
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      45
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       45
  J. Northrup (DET)        43
  S. Bando (OAK)           42
  F. Patek (KC)            42

Doubles:

  T. Oliva (MIN)           11
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       10
  J. Northrup (DET)        10
  S. Bando (OAK)            9
  L. Cardenas (MIN)         9
  T. Conigliaro (CAL)       9
  K. McMullen (CAL)         9
  R. Smith (BOS)            9
  C. Tovar (MIN)            9
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)      9

Triples:

  P. Schaal (KC)            4
  D. Unser (WAS)            4
  H. Clarke (NY)            3
  B. Murcer (NY)            3
  S. Alomar (CAL)           2
  R. Carew (MIN)            2
  D. Cater (NY)             2
  D. Griffin (BOS)          2
  J. Holt (MIN)             2
  T. Kubiak (MIL)           2

Home Runs:

  T. Oliva (MIN)           10
  N. Cash (DET)             8
  W. Horton (DET)           8
  A. Otis (KC)              7
  B. Powell (BAL)           7
  R. White (NY)             7
  S. Bando (OAK)            6
  B. Conigliaro (BOS)       6
  R. Jackson (OAK)          6
  R. Monday (OAK)           6

RBI:

  H. Killebrew (MIN)       32
  R. Petrocelli (BOS)      28
  S. Bando (OAK)           27
  B. Powell (BAL)          25
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     25
  L. Cardenas (MIN)        23
  B. Murcer (NY)           23
  J. Northrup (DET)        23
  T. Oliva (MIN)           23
  J. Rudi (OAK)            23

Stolen Bases:

  B. Campaneris (OAK)      13
  S. Alomar (CAL)          10
  A. Otis (KC)             10
  V. Pinson (CLE)          10
  C. Tovar (MIN)            9
  F. Patek (KC)             8
  L. Richard (CHI)          6
  D. Buford (BAL)           5
  H. Clarke (NY)            5
  R. Jackson (OAK)          5

Caught Stealing:

  B. Campaneris (OAK)       4
  R. Jackson (OAK)          4
  J. Kenney (NY)            4
  L. Richard (CHI)          4
  S. Bando (OAK)            3
  M. Belanger (BAL)         3
  B. Freehan (DET)          3
  W. Horton (DET)           3
  A. Kaline (DET)           3
  J. Keough (KC)            3

Walks:

  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     33
  R. Petrocelli (BOS)      31
  G. Nettles (CLE)         30
  S. Bando (OAK)           29
  A. Kaline (DET)          28
  H. Clarke (NY)           27
  B. Powell (BAL)          27
  D. Mincher (WAS)         26
  B. Murcer (NY)           25
  P. Schaal (KC)           25

Strikeouts:

  R. Jackson (OAK)         47
  M. Epstein (OAK)         44
  D. Green (OAK)           32
  B. Oliver (KC)           32
  T. Harper (MIL)          28
  A. Johnson (CAL)         28
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       27
  D. McAuliffe (DET)       27
  S. Bando (OAK)           26
  F. Howard (WAS)          26


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